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RE: Nothing
I actually disagree on knowing whether or not you've overcome your fear of death. When we stop living our lives in fear, I think it's a strong indicator that we've overcome it, at least to a certain extent. What is there to fear honestly? :D
I can only speak for myself ultimately, but I experience the following: everything I ever tried for the first time, brought with it some amount of what we in day-to-day life call "fear". Doesn't matter if it's the first time speaking to the classroom, taking the first dive from the high springboard at the swimming pool or the first time I jumped out of an airplane, even though I knew full well that the parachute on my back would prevent death. But after that first dive, I was always eager to go again. Death isn't repeatable, you can't practice it; there'll only ever be that first time and I'm almost sure it won't be the same kind of apprehension I had when kissing a girl for the first time ;-) Like I said: you're right, there should be nothing to fear, just lake at the swimming pool where I saw scores of kids jump before me without anything scary happening. That doesn't mean, however, I won't be afraid when my time comes; I'll tell you what happened afterwards, okay? ;-)
Lol, I get what you're saying. It feels like to me personally that fear has shifted into something that no longer hinders me. Even if there is momentary apprehension, it usually shifts into exhilaration at doing something new or different now. I previously would never do anything new or take chances because I just always assumed the worst.
This I can totally see :-) And you just made me realize: we can of course "practice" being less afraid for "first experiences" in general! That's exactly what I think you're saying here :-) Hah! I wouldn't know how to get data to support this very plausible proposition, but would it be true that people that do lots of new things in their lives are, on average, less afraid of that ultimate new experience..? Wow, you just gave me a whole new path to check out, that's great! Thanks! :-)